New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-22
THE GIBBONs-STEvENS SUIT,
CONTRADICTORY STORIES TOLD.


CONTRADIC TORY STORIES TOLD.
rRIAL OF THE SUIT FOR $4,000 DAMAGEs-ALL
THE EVIDENCE IN.
Mrs. Paran Stevens as defendant and Miss sallic j.
Gibbons plaintiff in suit for $4,000 damages Tor
alleged malicious appeared before Justice Beach
and jury in the supreme Court yesterday and gave
their respective Of the out Of which
the action arose.
Miss Gibbons testified February 81, 1884, Mrs
Stevens entered the gallery Of the witness at No
116O Broadway The witness was ut lunch In the art
gallery to enter which an admission fee OF 20 cents was
charged visitors Mrs Stevens In loud tone told her
she out of the building. which belongs to
the Paran Stevens estate. The witness continued her
story thus:
and she and don't know whs, she didn't 90
doors sent Two Poceu came and one Of
Ms viii i' walk IL behind sfa sSe repls yon
lam the replied Yes are Mrs stevens" ~. |
;s% MTs said My Old friend catan wism:l
ofirsrs waking before her and the behind her
Samuel Ashton. counsel for tho plaintiff. inquired
whether Mrs. stevens had previously threatened the VIII
ness.
Eugene r. DAILY, who Represented the defendant OBJ
ieoted TO this and his objection sustained The wit
ness continued:
roaring lion more than ss snns PeT
80 pu, s me 's 'sS ss% %
.:S bad Yam sss fnss Sn you ~
have paid between $4,000 and $1,000 rent zoo, dor
and siterward from John L. Melcher her CO.
oD@eo you indebted for the rent, Al don't know
S c aG torn" %T '' %
O. ord Mrs Stevens 90 any damage to the building or to
oshe "a no, mon you AID she, Ashs
at tho time and my bookkeeper Annie Ryan
Annie Ryan. public sch ool teacher and formerly book,
MI snS w" o nJe nor no ans tho hey beopsed
NyreS I'm, herh hal
tot The porter was sent for CS Two Gsy
one would walk before ard one behind her. and they
Jacob Miller testified that Mrs stevens entered the art
her hand and shouted hat the premises hers and
Won't have to 90 out Mas ibScns sent the witness for
an officer Crosse1amined The witness SAID that ne was
West Twenty-eighth-sI, getting $l2 month ana MS
Thomas shannon. formerly employed as porter at
Miss Gib6cns's art gallery was the next witness. he
was first called for trial she promised him $50 and
tickets to Ierre Iiaute he would leave the city gen
there money in + ARD went back and received .d
time Of the occnrrence complained Of He was told by a
named Rowe that he would be paid money to leave
the city il he would call Oh Mrs Stevens
o-And yet knew nothing Of the Gael A-Well she
SeIe more G%ny Tas ws o wrote psT Of state
met at the request of Mrs stey9ns and tore i up again
made al hel @ ags1t M @e sed so whasf
with IRE with ything lie got
II.
ing that there trespass The judge denied the
motion lu inclined d. ;hiuk' he said that the en-
trance into he rear gallery was enough 10 create Tres
Mrs Marietta r. Stevens the first witness for the
under the Will Of her late husband Paran stevens she
had often gone into the art saery OF the painh at her
request On the occasion complained or she entered
there having An appointment To meet an architect and
carpenter order 10 determine no. elevator might
be put IN. The witness continued
As entered Miss Gibbons came TO me with her
raised and shouted Mhatare YOU here for Yon are
GET ont of iii ace
acer fwo we're plssns the door they n Miss
s SNS to- s do not Sr % Ss What they s
was surveying the ioo looking ior Tue BEST place 10 put
ODD you use any violent language A.-Ihan't
affair did not SeegRy o tsSI rye or ssysq gtes ne
end Tho officers aid rms Is a very bad place Don't
Mrs Stevens said she received a note from william
Rowe asking 10 be allowed to call lie called with shan
said they were witnesses for Miss Gibbons shannon
salt I'VE are the main reliance Of Mss bbons She saws
wi swesr tie bes Tor d." one that pays me best She has
let's o. money ard Mr. Ashon gives MS services free" Rowe
SAID. No not dollar shannon sid "wapI TO get 70 my
give him money to to Terre Hatc and do
d,d. shannon signed a stat, Iaeut.
examined tho witness said Miss Gibbons had for
several years carried on business on the premises
you had knowledge that she carried business
Justice Beach ruled that the question improper.
o-Hal you iined that day. A.-No. SIR.
O. AL taken an wincl Al take wine.
O-What IS your ncoinei Al wish I knew ] cannot
GLOW have you besides 10 "a Flihave,
iive Al occupy house AT Newport belonging
when am thcfe. nave temporary houses III
Paris London when am III
Justice Bva really think this has anything to do
with the merits OF the controversy.
Mr. Ashton insisted that it had
Justice Beaci-It uothtn, no with It, have yet
the findings OF jury ever rightIuy or
properly be influenced b. The financial standing OF the
parues. ,o,
lection 81 iaiuet.l
The witness said she did not into the back loom and
that neither OF the witnesses, Miller and Miss Ryan, was
there.
James VI. Rankin ir the JOOkkceper OF Mrs Stevens,
testified that writin- "a desk in room a'Joln
called. He heard shannon ask Mrs stevens for 500
refused 10 give him any money. The witness
cOrIoDOraied testimony Mrs. stevens AMI said he
follow ed the when they went ont and asked them
why they troubled Mrs stevens in this way. shannou
said: I'm FOR the no gives the most money and
don't blank who he Is" The witness told them
that Mrs. stevens would give them nothing
and that they would better keep away from her.
John III. " lite and James Foley, the policemen who
were called in Miss ibbouss gallery, witnesses
Mrs stevens They sail hat Miss Gibbons made all
the noise and that Mrs Stevens vent out OF her own ac
cord
shannon called in rebu;a denied the statements made
against him
John l. Mecher deposed that he had dvised Miss Glib
bons not 10 bring the suit
Miss Gibbons recalled contradictod the witnesses for
the This closed the evidence The counsel will
sum up tomorrow.
BATCH OF DIVORCE CASES
OF the et Common Pleas yester.